Powder Blue QT question

[WarDaddy]

I got a nice Powder Blue.

I have it in a QT, 10 gallon, bare bottom, PVC and a fake coral to hide behind.

I have Nori (sushi) in the tank on a clip.

How long should I QT her?

Should I treat her for anything, even if she looks ok?

Thanks

 

[Bebo77]

if you want to do it "right" all the way 6 weeks and put her through hyposalinity..

but if she looks healthy, i would put her in after a few weeks of observation...

 

[WarDaddy]

salinity is 1.20, I can drop it to 1.18 easy.

So far she looks nice... I will try and get pics in the next couple days.

 

[NicoleC]

I'd do a full 30 day hypo at 1.009. It won't hurt the fish, provided you go slow and keep the pH up to a reasonable level, so there's no downside other than a few weeks of work. And PBT's are *so* prone to stress and illnes, I think it's worth the effort.

Anything higher than 1.009 and you won't kill any possible ick; anything less gets too stressful for the fish.

Good how-to article here:
http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/hyposalinity.html

 

[cthetoy]

I have a Powder Blue Tang for almost 5 years now. Wonderful fish and eats anything I put in. I have about a dozen of other fish in my tank and last year I added a newly purchased fish (did not quarantine) and the only fish that came down with ich was my PBT.

 

[Charles99]

OT:

What about using a UV sterilizer to cut down on the amount of QT for fish/ corals?

 

[WarDaddy]

UV is only effective for stuff in the water column.

Many of the fish problems are internal, or as in Ich, attached, and not free swimming for long.

 

[Charles99]

great. thanks